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title: "Pests, diseases and problems"
description: "Discuss and troubleshoot plant issues"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ"
language: "en"
modified: "2023-05-15T13:58:31.579Z"
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# Pests, diseases and problems

Share your own experiences with plant pests and diseases, and gain valuable insights from others on how to prevent and treat these common problems.

Misc. 59911 members, 13050 posts

## Posts

- [My Arrowhead plant is looking mighty lousy. Can someone help me and let me know what I am doing wrong?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sX33VglmlVOlfR3Owx1aOd.md) (by Debra M, 2026-09-24, 4 comments)
- [Oh dear. All of a sudden, my Lemon Lime Philodendron is failing me. It was once full, but I’m losing leaves left and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vMM3lSpIBUnDhhQWgAJ5MD.md) (by Debra M, 2026-09-24, 4 comments)
- [What can I do for this poor plant? She was so full and pink when I brought her home now she’s leggy and not happy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/i43hlYeeCKuJrUUttOcZJW.md) (by Megan, 2026-09-24, 5 comments)
- [Anybody know what causes a sugary water coating on my bird of paradise that I have been washing off and/or this funny…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hfR4DxvFsGVKFY94KPjGzZ.md) (by Monstera questions, 2026-09-24, 5 comments)
- [Hello. This isn't about the norm for this chat. I'm so upset! Some terrible person in the maintenance crew for our…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Q4IapjbSRbfaiBedPspWqp.md) (by New To This, 2026-09-24, 9 comments)
- [Help!! 🥲 I repotted this Monstera from my work (car dealership that’s basically a giant sunroom, it’s the owners…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3XJOeP5UPfcZmhWl91M0Os.md) (by Cheyenne, 2026-09-24, 3 comments)
- [Haaalp my money tree is acting weird and I truly can’t figure out if it has too much light, water, or too little light.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/glZRLhF055vGIzPTKHt6XE.md) (by ToManyPlants, 2026-09-24, 1 comment)
- [So I had a plant I was worried had spider mites. I isolated it and of the ones in proximity to it. They’ve been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PZt6aiulbVIbN5r4FZCwWt.md) (by Katie, 2026-09-24, 0 comments)
- [Hello yall. I’ve had this girl a couple of months and she’s stunted a lot.. and the leafs have started to brown a lot!!…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JqYYTo7zwenflrlS5hoTxf.md) (by Nadia, 2026-09-24, 6 comments)
- [Any idea what happened to my Frizzle Sizzle? I brought it home and it looked completely normal. I watered it and put it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EM7HIdeYcN6Jmmdc8ZK9Oo.md) (by Samantha, 2026-09-23, 1 comment)
- [I found these in a few on my plant baybeez!! Any idea’s on what they are!?!?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5yBhz0PWxN7eZx4LWX7RIA.md) (by Belle, 2026-09-23, 1 comment)
- [Was gifted this cycamen a week ago as a sympathy plant. Didn’t water or look at it until today 😬 will it come back or…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7TL2RHNVhxsyAxeTuPHOSQ.md) (by Megan, 2026-09-23, 3 comments)
- [Are these spot normal? This is my first bird of paradise](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/m7spYtY9M7Qlk200ne0TRr.md) (by Pippin Took, 2026-09-23, 0 comments)
- [What’s wrong with my pilea? My previous pilea died after looking like this. I don’t believe it to be overwatered and I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9i11NcbYz8zLugmEilhr9t.md) (by EP, 2026-09-22, 10 comments)
- [First time owning a peacock plant (also first year taking care of indoor plants) Theres lot of browning leaves on the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RFmWpcBbouRhaJt690a5FX.md) (by Janel, 2026-09-22, 3 comments)
- [ever since i found this pest schedule on tiktok from Licia’s Leaves my pests are GONE. as someone with over 100 plants…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/laUbB6Q0OZfeKRJUJfwsVs.md) (by smelliot, 2026-09-22, 8 comments)
- [hey yall. I have a good amount of indoor plants and some of them are really struggling with fungal gnats I’ve tried the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1HtPE7JnMMV10jOsBKfXUI.md) (by Nadia, 2026-09-22, 13 comments)
- [How do I get more variegated leaves on my syngonium?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ko36ROyejDZARQNNc3X2R6.md) (by PlantLover, 2026-09-22, 1 comment)
- [I have 4 indoor plants and am seeing gnats for the first time. I bought the tacky cut outs and they seem to be working…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/azm2yf2T1ZycczXxFW3cou.md) (by Pam, 2026-09-21, 3 comments)
- [Help! What’s happening to my monstera? She was doing great until the past two months when she slowly over time started…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wZ2bba7eycFfSljvYvICFg.md) (by Taylor, 2026-09-21, 4 comments)

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